Guild Wars 2

Hats need hair!

So Anet should let players have customizable hair so it works like dyes in the hero panel.

This would mean removing the hair style kit from the game. Anet would instead make money from selling gem store headgear and new account bound hair options.

I dont know about your idea but i definitely agree that many more helms/hats would look better if it didnt completely get rid of your hair when you put it on. I, most of the time wont even show hats/helms because i hate that it makes me bald underneath.

I understand its much easier for the coding for it to happen this way but in a game based so much on aesthetics it sure would be nice if i could keep my hair under my helm/hat

I agree with LLunatic, but may I suggest that hats have a version with hair? A pre-selected, pre-coded hairdo that will show underneath the hat, pretty much like The Sims, if anybody here ever played it. The only con for that is that characters with long hair will look like if they had short hair under the hat (or maybe the other way round, depending on the hat). However, I believe that ANY hair is better than no hair at all (except if your character is already bald, of course).

Gabby.3205:

I agree with LLunatic, but may I suggest that hats have a version with hair? A pre-selected, pre-coded hairdo that will show underneath the hat, pretty much like The Sims, if anybody here ever played it. The only con for that is that characters with long hair will look like if they had short hair under the hat (or maybe the other way round, depending on the hat). However, I believe that ANY hair is better than no hair at all (except if your character is already bald, of course).

The solution is easy. Make 3 versions or more for different hair/race variations. The version used would depend on the hair your character has already. Short hair, the hair with the hat is a short haired version. Long hair, then the character has their hair in a pony tail with the hat on or something (see below). For Sylvari, their leaves would be slicked back. Asura same thing. Ears held back or hold cut into the hat for the ears.

Coloring would be based off the coloring of your character’s existing hair. And for some existing hair + hat combos extra options could be added to the dye panel (wearing hair in pony tail or not).

The whole hat = bald thing is just lazyness on the part of the art department.

Alternate option to long hair in a pony tail:
[img]http://i42.tinypic.com/al6dlt.jpg[/img]

Edit: They don’t even have to make complete new versions of the hats. Just add the hair as an attachment to the hat.